90-044 ORD PROVIDING CODE OF ORDINANCES BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 4004 OF STANDARD FIRE PREVENTION CODE
ORDINANCE N0. 90-044
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CtTY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS,
PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF URDINANCES, CITY OF PARIS, BE
AMENDED BY REVISING SECTIOlV 4004 UF THE STANDARD FIRE
PREVENTION CODE, 1988 ADDITION INCLUDED IN SECTION 12-87 OF
SAID CODE; PROVIDING THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON
TO BURN BRUSH OR TREES OUT OF DOORS IN THE CITY LIMITS
wITHOUT A PERMIT; PROVIllING FOR A PENALTY NOT TU EXCEED
$2,000.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF
NOVEMBER l, 1990.
BE IT UKDAINED BY THE CITY CUUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Paris, Paris, Texas, be amended by revising Section 12-87,
to read as follows:
"Sec. 12-8%.
Section 4004.1
"(a) It shall be unlawful for any person
to burn trash, grass, leaves, paper, cloth,
boards, planks, lumber or any other character
of debris or infl_ammable material whatsoever
except brush and trees out-of-doors in the
City.
"(b) It shall be unlawful for any person
to burn brush or trees out-of-doors in the
City unless such person has procured through
the fire chief or his desigrlee a permit
permitting such burning.
"(c) Outside burning permits shall be
issued by the fire chief or his designee. A
fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00), shall
accompany any request for burning permit, such
fee shall cover the inspection of the area and
the material to be burned. If a permit is
issued, it will be subject to the requirements
contained therein and all costs in meeting
such requirements shall be borne by the person
requesting the permit. The requirements may
include, but are not limited to, firelanes,
civilian or firemen sentry watches, burn pits,
extinguishirig agents, the laying ot firehose
or the presence of other fire-fighting
equipment. Any requirement for fire-fighting
equipment or personnel of the City will be
charged to and paid for by the permittee. The
fire chier or his designee sha11 consider
humidity, permissible wind conditions,
susceptiblity of vegetation to combustion, the
proximity of residences and other structures,
composition of material tc be burned, smoke,
heat and duration of burn."
Section 2. Any person violating any ot the
provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
Misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum
not to exceed *2,000.00, and each and every day's continuance
ot any violation of the above enumerated section shall
constitute and be deemed a separate otfense.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective on
November 1, 1990.
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Passed and adopted this 15th d0` 0 tober, 199
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Eric S. Cliffor , Mayor
ATTEST :
Mattie Cunningham, City C erk
APPROVED A,S TO FORM:
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T. . Hayn , City Attorney